Meeting : UbuntuNet Conference, November 18-19, 2010PowerPoint presentatio

Bayingana, Moses

Meeting : UbuntuNet Conference, November 18-19, 2010PowerPoint presentationThe African Union Commission reports on Africa’s Information and Communication Technology programmes and the need for a policy and regulatory harmonization framework. The presentation focuses on activities and aims related to development of regulatory guidelines at regional and continental levels; developing models of legislation at regional and continental level; and establishing mechanisms to encourage and strengthen stakeholders’ participation in the process

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Regulation Environment in Africa BYMoses BayinganaICT ExpertSlide  109:29African Union Commision UbuntuNet Conference  November 18-19, 2010Outline• Governance – ICT Sector in Africa• Background• Rationale• Ministerial Conference & Summit Regulatory DecisionsSlide  209:29• Planned Activities of the Reference Framework for the harmonization of Telecommunications/ICT policies and regulations in Africa.• HIPSSA Project • ConclusionContinental Governance of ICT SectorThe AUC reports on Africa’s Information Communication Technology programmes to the African Union Conferenceof Ministers responsible for ICTs , a platform in the AU forthe Ministers in charge of Information Communication Technologies to periodically deliberate on continental matters in Information Communication Technologies.Slide  309:29BackgroundThere is a growing interest in backbone infrastructure and submarine cables in thedeveloping world, particularly in Africa, althoughthe political, economic and regulatorySlide  409:29differences in most AU Member States pose major challenges for meaningful cross-borderinterconnection and policy harmonisation.Rationale• The need for policy and regulatory harmonization framework originates from the potential impact of ICTs on economic growth and regional cooperation. Slide  509:29• Considering that AU Member States are at different stages of ICT development in terms of penetration of ICT infrastructure, service provision and are following different policy processes.Regulatory Decision  The 2nd Ordinary Session of the African UnionCommunication and Information Technology Ministerial Conference that was held from 11 to14 May 2008, in Cairo, Arab Republic of Egypt adopted at the end of its deliberations a Slide  609:29Declaration named “2008 Cairo Declaration” inwhich, they endorsed among others the reference framework for the harmonization ofTelecommunications/ICT policies and regulations in Africa.Summit Decision• The Addis Ababa Declaration on Information Communication Technologies in Africa: Challenges and Prospects for Development undertook to intensify the activities to implement the Reference Framework for Slide  709:29Harmonisation of Telecommunication and ICT Policies and Regulations in Africa. Planned Implementation Activities of the reference framework• Sensitize and engage political authorities• Develop Regulatory guide lines at regional and continental levelsSlide  809:29• Develop models of legislation at regional and continental level• Establish mechanisms to encourage and strengthen stakeholders participation in the processHIPSSA Project• The project has a global objective of creating a harmonized ICT market in the region by  supporting the African Union Member States  and Regional Economic Communities (RECs) to develop and promote use of harmonized Slide  909:29ICT policies and regulatory frameworksConclusion• The African Union Commission will continue to work with Regional Economic Communities, Regional Regulatory Associations and Member States through the HIPSSA to encourage development of models of legislation and regulatory guide lines that promote cross-border interconnection and policy harmonization. Slide  1009:29• The African Internet Exchange System and the African Connect for Research and Education projects need to work with the HIPSSA project on regional regulatory issuesThank YouSlide  1109:29

Regulation environment in Africa

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